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Reflection Nebula
A reflection nebula is a cloud of interstellar dust that becomes visible due to the light from nearby stars reflecting off its particles. Unlike emission nebulae, reflection nebulae do not emit their own light but shine by scattering the light of nearby stars.
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APODs including "Reflection Nebula"
A Beautiful Trifid
12/08/2021
Stars and Dust Across Corona Australis
06/08/2021
The Dark Tower in Scorpius
15/07/2021
IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
05/07/2021
Scorpius Enhanced
16/06/2021
Horsehead and Orion Nebulas
09/05/2021
Deepscape at Yacoraite
08/05/2021
Stardust in the Perseus Molecular Cloud
18/03/2021
M78 Wide Field
21/01/2021
Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree
26/12/2020
North of Orion's Belt
05/11/2020
The Ghoul of IC 2118
29/10/2020
Reflections of the Ghost Nebula
26/10/2020
The Dark River to Antares
16/05/2020
Venus and the Sisters
04/04/2020
Star Forming Region S106
25/03/2020
Wide Field: Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree
10/03/2020
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
05/03/2020
LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
21/02/2020
Cosmic Clouds in the Unicorn
08/02/2020
Stars and Dust in Corona Australis
12/01/2020
IC 405: The Flaming Star Nebula
07/01/2020
The Horsehead Nebula
17/12/2019
Decorating the Sky
12/12/2019
Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud
17/11/2019
Messier 45: The Daughters of Atlas and Pleione
07/11/2019
The Horsehead Nebula
06/10/2019
In Wolf's Cave
07/09/2019
The Spider Nebula in Infrared
04/09/2019
NGC 7129 and NGC 7142
30/08/2019